Immoral Trafficking Prevention | Supreme Court Asks NJA To Frame Guidelines For Magistrates' Inquiry About Adult Rescued Women

The Supreme Court has called for comprehensive guidelines to ensure uniformity in the conduct of a 'threshold inquiry' by Magistrates under Section 17 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (ITP Act), to determine whether rescued adult sex workers are engaged in sex work voluntarilly.The requested the National Judicial Academy (NJA) to prepare a comprehensive protocol for Magistrates...

Lawyers' Body To Hold Consultative Meeting On Karnataka High Court Bench At Mangaluru

Lawyers' Body To Hold Consultative Meeting On Karnataka High Court Bench At Mangaluru Ahead Of Three-Judge Committee's Feasibility Study. The meeting will be held on October 16 in Mangaluru. It comes after Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru set up a committee of Justices Anu Sivaraman, S.G. Pandit and Mohammad Nawaz to examine circuit or permanent benches in the coastal and Malnad regions.The...

Delhi Protests: SG Tushar Mehta Objects To 'Misleading' Reports On Govt Apology In Supreme Court

In the Delhi Protest matter, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta today assailed before Supreme Court certain media reports and social media posts claiming that the government has apologized to the Court for its conduct and has nothing to say on it. The SG submitted before a bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi that the authorities' affidavits, which began by saying that they...

Delhi Protests: Supreme Court Directs Police To Produce Prohibitory Orders Under S. 163 BNSS, Preserve CCTV Footage

The Supreme Court today directed the Delhi Police to place on record the prohibitory orders promulgated under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 (erstwhile section 144 of CrPC) restricting public gatherings and demonstrations on various dates over the past two weeks in Delhi.The Court also directed in its order that all law enforcement agencies preserve...

Delhi Protest | Supreme Court Orders No Coercive Action In SC/ST Case Against Woman Journalist Who Accused Delhi ACP Of Sexual Harassment

The Court indicated that it would lay down guidelines for protection of journalists covering protests.

'Contemptuous Conduct': Calcutta High Court Warns Ex-Judicial Officer Of Aggravated Contempt For Remarks Against Judge

The Calcutta High Court has warned a discharged judicial officer that any future use of “unconscionable” and inappropriate language against a judicial officer or a court could be treated as an act of aggravated contempt if contempt proceedings are initiated against him.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Ravindra Vithalrao Ghuge and Justice Om Narayan Rai made the observation while...

Supreme Court Says It Will Examine Whether Delhi Police Applied Its Mind While Denotifying 'Jantar Mantar' As Protest Site; Issues Notice

The Supreme Court today issued notice on a writ petition challenging the Standing Order dated October 11, whereby Jantar Mantar has been de-notified as a designated protest site and three alternative venues have been notified by the Delhi Police.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymaya Bagchi orally observed that the Court will examine whether there had been an application of mind by...

Kolkata Court Restrains Mahua Moitra From Repeating “Vote Chor” Remark Against West Bengal Chief Secretary

A Civil Court in Alipore, has restrained Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra from newly publishing, reposting, sharing or repeating allegedly defamatory statements against Manoj Agarwal, including remarks accusing him of being a “Vote Chor” and of being responsible for illegally disenfranchising voters in connection with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.The Civil...

'Nobody Can Browbeat Us' : Supreme Court In Plea Against October 12 March By Opposition Leaders; Issues Notice

“We are not sitting in ivory towers. We know what statements they make outside and what they say in Court. We know everything,” the CJI said.

'One Petitioner Has To Explain His Conduct': Supreme Court Issues Notice On INDIA Bloc Leaders' Petition Against ECI Over SIR

Notice was also issued on plea by AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi challenging the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

Supreme Court Declines To List Maharashtra SIR Challenge With Rahul Gandhi's Plea, Says It Will Examine Issues State-Wise

A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Maharashtra, alleging that about 33% voters have been deleted and over 1 crore voters have been struck off on the ground of 'logical discrepancy'. When the matter was mentioned on Thursday (October 15) before a bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, praying...

Supreme Court Refers Rajpal Yadav's Cheque Dishonour Dispute To Mediation After ₹2 Crore Deposit, Allows Passport Release

The Supreme Court on Thursday referred to mediation a dispute involving Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav, who has challenged his conviction and three-month sentence in seven cheque dishonour cases, after noting that he has deposited Rs. 2 crore with the Registry.A division bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi asked the parties to explore an...